Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-08
REPKlM ANDED.
Speaker JOrdan's Fatherly Ad.
mOnttIom to the Wayya I'd Clerk

Speaker JOrdan's Fatherly Ad.
monitien to the Wayvva rd Clerk.
SACRAMENTO, March There was an
unusual crowd in the Assembly chamber
this afternoon when the clock pointed
to Gals o'clock, that being the time set
for reprimauding Ray Falk. When
silence was obtained the Speaker read
the following communication:
ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, /
SACRAMENTO, March 7, 1887. +
TO Hon. W. Fl. Jordan, Speaker of the
assembly,:
"DEAR SIR-HerewiUh / tender my
resignation as Assistant Minute Clerk of
the Assembly. In doing so 1 desire to
reiterate that 1 am entirely innocent of
the charge preferred against me. Re.
spectfully. etc. RAY G.. FALK"
A motion to accept the resigna.
tion was defeated. Young, of Sac
ramento, then offered rtsou.
tion reciting that as Ray Falk
had not appeared before the bar of the
House to receive reprimand, that he
be dismissed from his position of Assis-
tant Minute Clerk. The motion was
lost. Silence ensued for moment. 1t
was broken by the Speakers command:
"The Sergeant.at-Arm will produce Mr..
Ray Falk before the bar OF this House."
Falk, who was in the lobby, walked up
the aisle. The Speaker, standing in
his place, delivered the reprimand.
Speaker Jordan said: "Mr. Falk, this
House has imposed upon the Speaker
the most disagreeable duty of his life.
At the commencement of this session of
the Legislature you were selected to fill
the Office Of Minute Clerk of tie
House, and you were selected to
that position because we thought
you both capable and honest.
Not long after rumors were circulated
that you had been guilty of tampering
with the records of the House. A Com
mittee was appointed, who made care.
full, patient and lengthy examination of
the charges. You were cited before
them, you appeared and gave your testi.
mony. After carefully sitting all the
evidence, the Committee held you unani-
mously guilty of having wilfully and
wrongfully attempted to alter the posi-
tion of bills upon the file of this House.
They have made their report, and the
House has concurred therein. The
Committee recommended that you
be removed from your position and
dismissed from the service of
this House. Out of Kindness of
heart of the members your punishment
has been modified from dismissal to q
reprimand by the chair. l am not un'
mindful at this time of the fact that you
are young man, nor that. in common
with most young men, you are looking
forward toward the future; that you are
building hopes upon that future; that
you look forward to it as having in store
for you many pleasures. I am not un.
mindful either of the fact that. even at
this moment, kind and loving wife,
upon her bed of sickness. is turning her
thoughts and heart toward you.
Though mindful of the facts
and strongly moved by them
to cause you as little pain as l may;
yet, cannot forget the fact that you
are arragued, not only at the bar OF this
House but at the bar of the Common
wealth, for having committed a high
crime. am not unmindful of the fact
that you have been found guilty OF will.
fully and wrongfully attempting, at
least, to tamper with the public records
of the highest body IN the Common
wealth; that, bad you succeeded in car.
rying out your design concerning those
files, some of the most sacred rights of
the people would have been frustrated;
and, therefore, admonish you now
that in all your future you carry the
memory of this mistake, if mistake it
was. in your mind. Let 1T not crush
you, but rather let it be lesson that
will keep you away from the rocks OF
temptation-far away from the paths of
evil.doers and lead you into an upright
and proper life, where you may in
future receive the good wishes and beue.
dictions of your fellowmen. You may
now take your seat at the desk" Falk
walked up to his desk, and the regular
business was proceeded with.